The Special Tribunal has ruled that a R103 million Gauteng Health Department personal protective equipment (PPE) tender awarded to Zakheni Strategic Supplies is unlawful and invalid.The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) successfully applied to the tribu…

EAST LONDON (South Africa)— South African police were combing a township tavern where 21 teenagers mysteriously died as survivors described a battle to escape the jam-packed premises and one reported a suffocating smell.Officials have ruled out a stamp…

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has thanked South Africans on behalf of government, for their support and cooperation over the last two years and three months of dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic.Addressing a media briefing on Thursday, Phaahla sa…

The BRICS response to the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated what can be achieved when nations work together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and responsibility, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.President Ramaphosa said the COVID-19 pandemic continues…

The first case of Monkeypox in South Africa has been confirmed, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, said during a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday.The patient is a 30-year-old male from Johannesburg, Gauteng, who has no travel history, meaning that …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on BRICS to support the drive of the African Union to ensure that vaccines destined for African countries are procured from African manufacturers.The President was delivering a pre-recorded message at the opening ce…

South Africa has reported 291 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 986 892.This increase represents a 4.1% positivity rate.On Monday, the Department of Health reported 16 deaths and of these three deaths occu…

The South African government, local vaccine manufacturers and organised labour, have welcomed the agreement at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that supports the production of COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries.The agreement allows governments…